Hame-fastener



(No Model.)

H. TAY'.

.HAME FASTENER. N'o..28l,582. V y Patented July 17, 1883.

jflWlTNEW I fgNTOR v v v r ATTORNEYS UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HANS TAY, OF ARCOLA, ILLINOIS.

HAME-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 281,582, dated July 1'7, 188?.

Application filed May 19, 1883. (No model.) I

To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, HANS TAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Arcola, in the county of Douglas and State of Illinois, have 5 invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hame-Fasteners; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact-de scription of the inventionfsuch as .will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,.reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation 5 upper side. Fig. 2 is a cross-section taken through the fastenings for the hames. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the fastenings detached from thecollar. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view, showing the fastening on the collar.

This invention has relation to devices for of this invention and is a plan View of the- 13 represents the fastening, which is securely fastened to the rim B of the collar, and is formed with a flange or stop-arm, F, extending outwardly in front of the channel 0, so that there will be room behind it for the in troduction of the hame-bar.

Usually'the fastening E is made in doublecurved form, having the clasping=bow g, which is bolted to the collar-rim, as at h, and the curved arm is, which projects laterally and out- 0 wardly, to engage the hame-bar.

By means of this fastening the hames are kept securely in place on the collar in backing and going down hill, thereby saving time and V trouble in readjusting the same. '45

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by'Letters Patent, 1s' In combination with a horse collar, the strap or fastening E, adapted for attachment there- 50 to ,to secure a hame in position, substantially as specified.' V

In testimony whereof I affix in presence of two Witnesses.

my signature HANS TAY.

Witnesses:

A. B. STULL, l FRANS. DIEHL. 

